Hackberry

Other Common Names/Trade Names: Common HackberryScientific Name: Celtis occidentalisBest Single Characteristic for Identification: Ulmiform parenchyma arrangement and several rows of large earlywood pores.Uses: Low grade lumberGeneral Natural Range: North Dakota south to Oklahoma with isolated populations in Alabama. East to Central New England.Identical or Nearly Identical Species: NoneOther Species Easily Confused With: American elm Means of Distinguishing Similar Species : Hackberry has multiserrate rays which can easily be seen without a hand lens and has several rows of large earlywood pores. Elm has narrow rays which are difficult to see without a hand lens and has only one row of large earlywood pores.